Highbeamz

Are all the badges on the car (SS, Turbocharged, Bowtie, and that little GM logo near the doors) held on by the double sided tape? Do any have holes drilled behind them? I want to remove likely all of them, but I don't want to find any surprises....

cobaltmatt23

no holes
just tape

i think there is a good how to on debadging

Black SS/SC 06

iTrader: (6)

Only the chevy emblem on the front grille has holes drilled behind it.

Highbeamz

Ok, thanks.

Yeah, I figured I'd ask because my last car was a '01 Grand Prix GTP and I wanted to take off the door trim (that runs across the center of the door/rear fender) and I got a few inches in to find a dowel shaped part on the trim that runs into holes in the body...was not impressed lol.

1WhiteSSTC

nah your good dood, you'll be very happy when your done debadging i promise

SSturb

all you need is a blowdryer, fishing line, and goo gone. Then your set!

nikebaseballx00

gas works 1000 times better than goo gone, just have a wet rag next to it because leaving gas on ur paint isnt a good idea

and be careful with the fishing line

kling1022

NNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!! don;t use fishing line. USE FLOSS!! Wax lines floss is what you use. It wil 100% not scratch your car like fishing line will

Highbeamz

I've debadged two of my last cars no problem...

I guess i should ask, what is the BEST method for removing that stupid dealer sticker? I should have told them to not put it on!

FutureEcotecOwner

With the dealer sticker, all I did on my last car was peeled it off with my nails and it worked fine. Guess I'm gonna have to debadge my car tomorrow since it's just sticky stuff and not holes, LOL. But do I necessarily need the blowdryer and floss?

marcusicp

I used bug and tar remover to get the mounting tape off of my car. I find that it works way better than Goo Gone.

Highbeamz

My method is usually to go behind the badge with floss (or fishing wire, be careful) and use goo-gone to remove the sticky stuff. Make sure to wash the goo-gone off immediately after...then wax after completion. I've had good results on my last two cars.

I guess I might give the sticker a try...had a hell of a time with one car though...pissed me off.

kling1022

^ thats exactly what i did

batboy

iTrader: (1)

Using a hair dryer, while not required, does certainly help a lot, especially in cold weather. The warmer the adhesive tape is, the easier it'll come loose.

davidcroft

so the bowtie on the trunk has no holes behind it? Also do they make black bowties for our cars?

Roose00

there is an excellent thread in the "how to" search it. its good.

kling1022

nothing on the trunk has holes behind it and I just spray painted mine black

batboy

iTrader: (1)

I found a place called 24design.net that has a bunch of different custom bowtie emblems for the cobalt. But, I also heard they look rather cheap. I'll probably just paint mine too.

FutureEcotecOwner

Damn if I would have known it was that easy to take off these damn emblems I would have a long time ago, LOL.